Product Reviews

I have reviewed  a great variety of food products in my pantry or sent to me by companies that I know and trust. Some of these foods I eat on occasion and others on a regular basis for its convenience and pure tastiness. This page was created because I wanted to provide detailed, trust-worthy reviews for other financially savvy foodies before we/you splurge on pricey products! Hope the reviews come in handy!

A few things to note:

• I consider myself a pretty critical reviewer, but always try to be fair and follow up criticisms with descriptions or comments
• All the opinions & scores I give reflect my personal opinion only, unless otherwise stated
• Reviews are usually extremely detailed, but are hopefully informative and helpful to you!
• All items enclosed in “*_____*” are complimentary samples from the manufacturer. This fact WILL NOT impact my review or the score I give.
• Scores range from 1 -10. Anything <5 points “I would not buy this if I were you” and 10 being “It’ll probably be in my pantry forever!!”

Bars & Cereals

• *Amazing Grass* Original, Chocolate
• Balance Balance Bare Trail Mix Cinnamon Oats & Honey,  Cookie Dough, Caramel Nut Blast, Carbwell Caramel ‘n Chocolate
• Barabara’s Bakery Puffins Peanut Butter, Multi-grain, Cinnamon, Original, Honey Rice
• *Clif  & Clif Mojo Bars* Clif Blueberry Crisp, Clif Pumpkin Spice, Clif White Chocolate Macadamia, Clif Mojo Mountain Mix, Clif Mojo Honey Roasted Peanut
• *Gnu* Banana Walnut, Peanut Butter
• Kashi GOLEAN crunchy! Chocolate Caramel, GOLEAN crunchy! Chocolate Peanut, GOLEAN Roll! Caramel Peanut, TLC Chewy Granola Trail Mix, TLC Chewy Cherry Dark Chocolate
• *KIND* (Mango Macadamia)
• *Larabar* Cocoa Mole, Coconut Cream Pie, Pistachio, Chocolate Coconut, Apple Pie, Cinnamon Roll
• Luna Caramel Brownie, Iced Oatmeal Raisin, Lemon Zest, Nutz Over Chocolate, S’mores, Sunrise Blueberry, Sunrise Strawberry Crumble, White Chocolate Macadamia
• Nature Valley Chewy Fruit & Nut Trail Mix, Crunchy Granola Oats N’ Honey, Organic Chewy Hemp Plus Raisins Granola Bar
• *PURE Bar* Chocolate Chip Trail Mix, Blueberry, Apple cinnamon, Chocolate Brownie
• SoyJoy Strawberry, Peanut Butter, Mango Coconut
• Special K Chocolate Drizzle Cereal Bar, Double Chocolate Protein Meal Bar, Honey Nut Cereal Bar
• *YOU Bar* A Great Date with Chocolate, Vanilla Protein Powder

Dairy(ish)

• *Better Whey of Life* Plain, French Vanilla
• *Chobani Greek Yogurt* Plain, Vanilla, Blueberry, Strawberry, Peach
• *Oikos/Stonyfield Farms* Oikos Plain Greek Yogurt, Vanilla Greek Yogurt, Blueberry Greek Yogurt, Strawberry Greek Yogurt, Honey Greek Yogurt
• *Haagen-Dazs FIVE* Coffee, Mint
• *Kozy Shack Puddings* Limited Edition Pumpkin Pie Pudding, Dark Chocolate, Lemon Ginger, Chocolate Soy Pudding, Vanilla Soy Pudding
• *Tempt Hemp Milk Ice-Cream* Vanilla Bean
• *Turtle Mountain* Vanilla Coconut Milk, Vanilla Coconut Yogurt, Mocha Almond Fudge Coconut Ice-cream, Chocolate Coconut Ice-cream, Vanilla Coconut Ice-cream, Strawberry Fruit Bars, Mini Coconut Almond Bar, Mini Vanilla ice-cream Sandwich

Nuts ‘n Butters

• *Awesome Almonds* Cocoa Java, Cinnamon Vanilla, Orange Vanilla
• *Barney Butter* Smooth Almond Butter
• *FitNutz* Powdered Peanut Butter – Pro, Chunky, Regular
• *Flanigan Farms* California Almonds, Nuts ‘N Things, Fruit & Nut
• *Krema Peanut Butters* Hot and Spicy, Chunky, Smooth
• *Naturally Nutty* White Chocolate Cherry Almond Butter, Vanilla Almond Butter, Toffee Peanut Butter
• *PB2* Powdered Peanut Butter Original, Chocolate PB2
• *Sahale Snacks* Glazed Nuts

Sweets

• *Crazy Camel Dessert Hummus* Maple Walnut, Caramel Apple, Peanut Butter, Toasted Almond
• *Cupoladua Oven* Chai Pistachio Cookies, Parmesan Pink Peppercorn Clouds
• *Food for Thought* Blueberry Lavender Preserves, Apricot Chardonnay Preserves, Strawberry Basil Preserves NEW
• *Galaxy Granola* Raspberry, Not Sweet Vanilla, Vanilla Almond
• *Holey Donuts* Jumbo Reduced-Fat Cinnamon Rolls, Low-fat Vanilla Lemon Donut Holes
• *Me & Goji*
  
• *Mix My Granola*
• *My Way Cereal*
• *Nature’s Path* Flax Plus Maple Pecan Crunch Cereal, Vanilla Almond Flax Plus Granola, Leapin’ Lemurs Cereal
• *Nibmor Raw Vegan Chocolates* Original, Crispy, Almond Chocolate
• *Sweet Riot Chocolates*
  
• *Vitalicious* Golden Corn VitaTop, MultiGrain VitaTop, Velvety Chocolate VitaTop, VitaBrownie, Bluebran VitaTop
• *Zoe’s Foods* Honey Almond Granola, Cranberry Currant Granola

Savories

• Applegate Farms Organic Smoked Turkey, Organic Smoked Chicken, Organic Roasted Chicken, Chicken & Apple Sausage
• *Big S Farms* Gourmet Salsa & Habanero Sauces
• *Don Sabrosa* Black Bean & Corn Salsa, Roasted Garlic Salsa, Peach, Blueberry, and Honey Salsa
• Hummus Trader Joe’s Chipotle Pepper, TJ’s Horseradish, TJ’s Sun-dried Tomato & Basil, Cedar Spinach & Artichoke
• *McCann’s Oatmeal Products* Steel-Cut Oatmeal, Instant Oat Bran, Maple Brown Sugar Instant Irish Oats
• *Pacific Natural Foods – Creamy Soups* Butternut Squash, Black Bean, Curry Lentil, Roasted Red Pepper & Tomato
• *Sabra Hummus* Roasted Red Pepper, Pine Nut
  
• *Toufayan Bakery Products* White & WW Pita, WW wraps, WW Snuggles

Packaged Snacks

• *Cape Cod Chips* Sweet & Salty Popcorn
• *Dr. Kracker* Cherry Semolina, Sunflower Cheddar, Hummus Maximus
• *Foods Should Taste Good* Sweet Potato Chips, Olive Chips, Chocolate Chips
• *Kathy’s Raw Flaxseed Crackers* Apple Cinnamon, Salsa, Savory
• *Lesser Evil Snacks* Veggie Crinkle Sticks, Sea Salt Potato Crinkles, Kettle Corn, Black and White Kettle Corn
• *Medora Snacks* White Cheddar Pogos, Sea Salt Corners, Classic Pucci, Cheese Olive Oil & Lemon Pogos
• *Miguel’s* Honey Plantain Strips, Salted Plantain Strips, Organic Everything Tortilla Dippers, Organic Vegetable & Seed Tortilla Dippers, Organic 3 Pepper Dippers
• *Newman’s Own Organics* Ginger Hermits, Cinnamon Sugar Soy Crisps, Berry Blend, Hint O’ Mint Creme Cookies
• *PopChips* Barbecue, Salt & Pepper
• *QBel Foods* Dark Chocolate Wafer Rolls, Peanut Butter Wafer Rolls
• *Somersaults* Salty Pepper, Chez Cocoa, Sea Salt
• *Sonoma Light-hearted Crunchy Fruit* Cinnamon Apple Sticks, Raisin Crisps
  
• *TH Foods/Mr.Krispers* Sour Cream & Onion Rice Crisps, Barbecue Mr. Krispers, Multi-grain Crisps, Salt & Pepper Mr. Krispers, Nacho Mr, Krispers

Throw Downs!

• Kashi vs Triscuits
• Special K Multi-grain Crackers vs Wheat Thins
• PB2 vs FitNutz
• Clif vs Clif Mojo Bars

Frozen

• *Manna Organic Bread*
• *Amy’s* (Lemon Poppyseed Cake)
• *Gorton’s Frozen Seafood* (Olive Oil Flame Grilled Salmon)
• Kettle Cuisine Soups & Chili’s
• Click here for all Microwaveable Meals on one page! Eating Right – Lemongrass Chicken, Butternut Squash Ravioli; Healthy Choice Cafe Steamers – Roasted Chicken Marsala, Cajun Style Chicken and Shrimp; Kashi – Southwest style chicken, Tuscan Veggie Bake; Lean Cuisine – Dinner Time Selects Chicken Tuscan, Spinach Mushroom and Chicken Panini.

Books

• The Eat-Clean Diet Recharged – Tosca Reno NEW

Kitchen Products

• SodaStream Soda Makers – Penguin
• Hamilton Beach 6-Quart Stay or Go Slow Cooker
• SnackTAXI Eco-friendly Sandwich & Snack Bags
• Easy Lunch Boxes